It's not quite like that. It's more a case that since you're aware of how knowledgeable everyone is, you feel a bit intimidated by it all. I've never in my whol

It's not quite like that. It's more a case that since you're aware of how knowledgeable everyone is, you feel a bit intimidated by it all. I've never in my whole time at Google been made to feel inferior for not knowing things. Being a person that asks lots of questions is considered "Googley," and a respected trait of a good Engineer. What I think is being referred to is the insecurity that comes from within. A lot of engineers come to Google from an environment where they were often the most knowledgeable person in the room. It's tough to adjust to being the most ignorant.